Exodus 11

Exodus 11:1-10

Exodus 11:1-10; Exodus 12:1-512. The Passover (Exodus 11:1-10; Exodus 12:1-51) Our attention should be drawn to the explicit details given with regard to the death of the firstborn as to time (Exodus 11:4), extent (Exodus 11:5), the terrible cry that would follow (Exodus 11:6), the exemption of Israel from the death of the firstborn (Exodus 11:7), and the action of Pharaoh and his servants (Exodus 11:8-10). Exodus 12:1-51, the Passover especially, is one of the most important in the entire Old Testament. Again, our attention should be drawn to the explicit details with regard to the preparation for and the commemoration of the Passover supper. We should note: First. That as an institution the Passover originated with God. Second. Its nature. It was an expiation, that is to say, it was the acceptance of an innocent victim for a guilty soul. It was a feast, for the soul of the faithful Israelite was made glad as he looked upon God’ s provision for redemption. It was a memorial, for it was to be kept throughout all the generations to come, an incident to be told and retold by parent and child. It was a prophecy, for it looked forward to a greater Passover. Third. Its typical teaching. It represented Christ, our Passover, who has been sacrificed for us (1 Corinthians 5:7). Is it too much to say that its chief lesson lay in the fact that it looked forward to Christ’ s sacrifice? We remember the words of Jesus when speaking of His own death, He said, “ Do this in remembrance of me.” Did He mean, in other words, Forget the Passover and remember me, for the Passover has received its fulfillment in me?